antimatter

Several experiments at CERN study the properties of antimatter – material composed of antiparticles which have the same mass as matter particles but opposite charge. 

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First antiprotons in ELENA

The first antiproton beam has been successfully injected and circulated into ELENA, the Extra Low ENergy Antiproton deceleration ring

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04 August, 2017
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04 August, 2017

The ALPHA experiment explores the secrets of antimatter

The ALPHA experiment at CERN’s Antiproton Decelerator reports the first observation of the hyperfine structure of antihydrogen

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03 August, 2017

Raising the (G)bar for antimatter exploration

What is the effect of gravity on antimatter? A new experiment at CERN is preparing to join the quest to find the answer to this question in physics

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17 March, 2017

Paving the way for a new antimatter experiment

The GBAR experiment will create antihydrogen ions at rest to study the action of gravity upon antimatter

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13 March, 2017

BASE precisely measures antiproton’s magnetic moment

CERN experiment reports sixfold improved measurement of the magnetic moment of the antiproton

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18 January, 2017

The BASE antiprotons celebrate their first birthday

BASE has kept a shot of antiprotons trapped for more than one year: it is the longest-lived, coldest, known baryonic antimatter object in the Universe

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20 December, 2016

A new ring to slow down antimatter

The commissioning of ELENA, a new antiproton deceleration ring, has begun

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29 November, 2016
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29 November, 2016

A new ring to slow down antimatter

The commissioning of ELENA, a new antiproton deceleration ring, has begun

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28 November, 2016
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28 November, 2016

ALPHA experiment shows antihydrogen charge is neutral

ALPHA shows the most accurate measurement yet of the electric charge of antihydrogen atoms in a new Nature paper

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21 January, 2016

Antihydrogen at CERN: 20 years and going strong

In September 1995 physicists at CERN synthesised the first antihydrogen atoms, paving the way for today’s growing antimatter research

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24 September, 2015

BASE compares protons to antiprotons with high precision

In a paper published today in Nature, BASE reports the most precise comparison of the charge-to-mass ratio of the proton to the antiproton

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12 August, 2015

TEDed animation asks if antimatter falls up

TEDed and CERN physicist Chloé Malbrunot team up to test the principle of universality of free fall for antimatter

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10 October, 2014
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10 October, 2014